Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

actor, producer, director

Cary Elwes was born on Oct 26, 1962 in UK. Cary Elwes's big-screen debut came with Yesterday's Hero directed by Neil Leifer in 1979, strarring Disco Dancer. Cary Elwes is known for BlackBerry directed by Matt Johnson, Jay Baruchel stars as Mike and Glenn Howerton as Jim. Cary Elwes has got 1 awards and 9 nominations so far. The most recent award Cary Elwes achieved is Crown Wood International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Cary Elwes plays is Rebel Moon which will be released on Dec 22, 2023.

Cary Elwes was born in Westminster, London, England, the third son of interior designer/shipping heiress Tessa Georgina Kennedy and the late portrait painter Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes. He is the brother of producer/agent Cassian Elwes and artist Damian Elwes. He was raised in London and attended Harrow. After graduating from Harrow, he moved to the US and studied drama at Sarah Lawrence College. He left school after two years to begin his film career. Cary is well respected by colleagues and fans alike and considered by many to be one of the finest actors working today. He is interested in history and says, "It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces". He is politically active for causes he believes in, such as protecting the environment and helping Native American people.Elwes is married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, a stills photographer. He comes from a long-established recusant English family on his father's side. Several prominent Catholic clerics are among his relatives, including Fr. Luke Cary-Elwes, Dom Columba Cary-Elwes, and Dom Cuthbert Cary-Elwes. His grandfather was society painter and war artist Simon Elwes. Cary (the surname "Cary-Elwes" was shortened to "Elwes" in some branches of the family) was an altar boy at London's Brompton Oratory, although he did not attend a Catholic high school. From his maternal grandmother, Daska Marija Ivanovic-Banac, who was born in Osijek in the Austra-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), he has Croatian Jewish and Serbian ancestry. Cary's other lineage is English, Irish, and Scottish.

  • Birthday

    Oct 26, 1962
  • Place of Birth

    London, England, UK
  • Also known

    Ivan Simon Cary Elwes, Кэри Элвис

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 9 nominations

Crown Wood International Film Festival
2019
Best Supporting Actor
Winner - Monthly Edition Award
Circus Sam (2019)

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